Assessment and Learning: Theory, Policy and Practice

This new and unique text is a major source of practice-based theory on assessment for learning, a formative assessment to support individual development and motivate learners. Key areas covered in the book include: The practice of assessment for learning in the classroom; Developing motivation for learning; Professional learning and assessment for learning; Assessment and theories of learning; The book's authors are all part of the internationally known Assessment Reform Group (ARG), which is influential in the field of assessment and education policy. The group carries out research in order to reach policy-makers in government, and also works closely with teachers and local authority staff.

Table of Contents:
Assessment and Learning: An Introduction - John Gardner PART ONE: PRACTICE Assessment for Learning in the Classroom - Paul Black and Dylan William Professional Learning as a Condition for Assessment for Learning - Mary James and David Pedder PART TWO: THEORY Assessment, Teaching and Theories of Learning - Mary James The Role of Assessment in Developing Motivation for Learning - Wynne Harlen Developing a Theory of Formative Assessment - Paul Black and Dylan William PART THREE: FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ISSUES On the Relationship between Assessment for Formative and Summative Purposes - Wynne Harlen The Reliability of Assessments - Paul Black and Dylan William The Validity of Formative Assessment - Gordon Stobart PART FOUR: POLICY Constructing Assessment for Learning in the UK Policy Environment - Richard Daugherty and Kathryn Ecclestone Assessment for Learning: Why No Profile in US Policy? - Dylan Wiliam Policy and Practice in Assessment for Learning - Judy Sebba The Experience of Selected OECD Countries Assessment for Learning - John Gardner A Compelling Conceptualization

About the Author :
John Gardner is a professor of education at Queens University Belfast, and President of the British Educational Research Association.

Review :
'Assessment and Learning is a useful and inspiring book for everyone concerned with the field of assessment and provides a comprehensible overview of the contemporary developments in the field of educational assessment, particularly assessment for learning'- Studies In Educational Evaluation 'Assessment for learning has come to play a significant role in learning and teaching and the Assessment Reform Group has played a pivotal role in this change. In Assessment and Learning past and present members of the group explore the implications of this change for practice, policy and research, in a way that is insightful, accessible and challenging' - David Bartlett, President - The Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment (AAIA)